Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-05

Eieutsnant Thomas w. Benham, OF
me Rnah, had very little cunsersation
vita Captain Ferry, bot heard him ad-
mit % Lisutsnant HaIl that be had bean
Killing ssaIs nearly ell tha 9ay from The
pasn 81 The Fear Mountains - ahe point
whsxa they found him. he vas On desk
when the canoe came alongside and The
Indians bad sealing impleneuis on
board.
In eross examination be saiA be eouId
oniy give the purpeEt Of his converse
afon with Captain Ferry, which vas that
he had been killing seals at every OPP
p0Ftunity after leavira The pass.
The defence called Oapt. Terry, Who
upon being ouorn aid that when ssized
h had been sir Gays h The 50. From
the time they entered TIL the time they
we're eeised no seals were caught. He
told Lieut.. Hall that ahey had killed "a
saafs on the last day they had been en-
anQsd Ia oatohinz them. AZ that time
they we're thirty miles south Of Ounal-
aka. Tue eatEy II the log book Of the
oatchinQ Of the seals vas pointed out
and the witness said ID was the original
Loo book Of consecutive entries, al Of
which wore ooRfeoa and true.
u efoss-examinaaion be said be did
not sss the entries made IN the log
book hut Uaa there % the time.
Lsent. ID. A. Hall vas called, and said
Cart. Ferry had stated two or three
times that be bad taken q seals IN
BehFing Sea.
KaEshsl Atkins said the Ioa book vas
lofi IN his oflioe after the Judge had
made 40 order 10 that eject.
Judge Dawson, IN summing up, said
the seai industry vas one Of the most
washable on the o1ast and the laws re-
garding Il had bsen passed for their
preservation. Tbs tssiimony had salts
he'd him and be had no doubt thai the
entry ia the log book was made a. Q
different time and for q purpose. and
VS. strong evidence OF guilt en- the part
Of the oiiioers OF the vessel. Tbs gov
eminent had gsnsFoasly diseeted the
release Of the prisoners IS there vas no
desire 10 runish them bat only 10 pro-
ceed against their vessels. The juda-
meat Of the court wae that the vessel be
forfeited 70 the United States.
rHE LILY L.
when the Court reassembled altar re-
oess, the ease against tbs Lilly l.. was
proceeded with. Captain Shepard
states that when she was seized on July
1eeh shell vas undef short sail and had
out thres boats, ona OF which on return
Inc had tWo dead seals on board. Mr..
La1d, Who represented the owner claim.
% that be bad q Eiaht 70 catch seal,
outside the three league limit. Lieuten :
ant Hali confirmed this evidence, and
the vessel was adiadztd forfeited.
49, amrFw
In the case Of the American schooner
Annie, Captain Brevner, the master,
claimed the right 90 take seals 10 Ben.
ring Sea, outside the nine mile limit, and
produced slip from the san Francisco
Cell which stated that a dispatch had
been received from Washington the
| pnTport OF Which Was that the Govern
meat bad decided that any vessel might
take seals one marine league from the
shores Of Alaska.
This vessel vas also declared for
feited.
THE KAxR AND ANNA
The evidence 10 the case Of Che steam
schooner Kate and Anna showed that
among the so skins on board we're 10
which had been Feoently killed. Tue
seizure vas made on August Ssh and on
ne 18th Of June previous Captain Shep-
aFd had notified the CAPTAIN that he
vas breaking thu law IN sealing IL the
eastern part Of BehFing Sea. The Cap
tain bad made statement shaf the
beals bad been eauRht % the westward
. lona way In Russian waters. Captain
1hapard vas Of opinion thai consider
ina the weather it was doubtful IL the
schooner could have come from there In
The time stated.
A iudRmsDs Of forfeiture vas entered.
THE ALPHA.
Tbs evidence In che case OF The
Alphe, after DETAILING the fndtnQ Of The
SKINS. showed that The Captain had
stated that be vas 10 those waters for
the purpose Of starting 9 cannefy on
The Yukon, but nothing vas found Ia
the schooner suitable for sneh q pur.
pose. Tue vessel wAs deaiaFed forfeited.
THn AIN l. ALaAR.
After the evidence in the ease Of the
Allie ! AlgAR had been put in, Mr..
CiAFk Submitted that there was no eyi.
denco thst the vessel had been ENGAGED
y nahtng m forbidden waters. His
Honor said the master Of the vessel,
Oaptain kAynor. Waa the zane Who haa
commanded he San DiaRe. seized last
year. and that e. his vessel had then
been condo and himself I'm.
prisoned, he mnsi have kn0wn the Law,
and there coald Be no excuse. The
testimony eii poinied 20 The eonclnsion
teaa q vaa the deiioesaie intention Of
she CAetAin 20 20 70 go aud catch scala.
The iadRmenf of fotfeitaFe must issue.
rMnMH az Tun SUDomHars.
Tue following are The tsrms Of Tie
decree % forfeiture In The easa 81 he
eaywAfd; The desreaa IN shs ether caaen
being identical. vita the sxesptioa 81
the names o. The veasais and the nnua-
Der o. seal skins found on heard each
% them.
Fifse-ThAa all persons whatsoever
otAeE han being eiaimaats, BE- and they
are hereby deeFesd h eoatamacy sd
aefaalt.
eesand-T haf said sohooasE, w.P.
e4ywaEa, her snekle. apparul. boats ana
fasntiare, aud Der oArgs q tk7 fur aeal
satnA no~ - TIE eustody Of The Dep
az eAitsa States MArshai et Oanalas-
-. An1 81 pFoperty foand apon o. an
| paTtsnant 30 GStd schooner. 81 ana ths
mAEna are hereby eondemne4 a. Tor
fsisad 10 TIE united states.
1elrd-ThatunlEas an appeai Be taken
- tbs eecres WitAin tha tine Iiuissd
an1 Prescribed b. laW aud TIE rules al
Ne ooare t6s aeasl sria q vsndstisal
ssyusaa Be lasasd 10 the MagsAMl, con.
mAndine htm 20 sRli all lie ala rrup.
erty, and hsiaa he aaid pFaeseas insa
tsss Coart 10 b distribaasd assosdIne
b iAW.